Posts Tagged: Islamic Republic
Tehran and Islamic Fundamentalism: Facing Realities
The enthusiastic media response to the election of the "moderate" and "reformist" Hassan Rohani is reminiscent of the unrealistic drivel that greeted the Arab Spring....
Opinion: Rouhani Will Bring No Real Change to Iran
The Weekly Standard - Iranians aren't wrong to celebrate the presidential victory of Hassan Rouhani. It is a (small) thumb in the eye of the...
Hasan Rowhani is No Moderate on Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program
Within days of Hasan Rowhani's election as Iran's president, the White House and several European governments were already ecstatic at the possibility of resuming negotiations...
Iran’s President Rouhani: a Nuclear Fig Leaf
Naive observers of the recent Iranian presidential election call it a "game-changer." Such optimism warrants a sober assessment of the election, Hassan Rouhani, and the...
Will Hassan Rohani, Not the First ‘Moderate’ Iranian President, Bring More of the Same for Nuclear Program?
JNS.org - The win of the so-called "moderate" Hassan Rohani in Iran's presidential election has renewed hope in the West that the nuclear standoff with the...
They Voted for a Moderate: Now What?
This article by Shoshana Bryen was was originally published by the Gatestone Institute. The 686 men who expressed their desire to run in Iran's presidential election were...
White House Respects Iran Election, Congratulates Iranian People
The Weekly Standard - In a statement, press secretary Jay Carney says the U.S. respects the Iranian election and congratulates the Iranian people. "We have seen...
Hassan Rouhani and Nuclear Iran
With the election of Hassan Rouhani in Iran, people want to know what this development means for the nuclear program and Iran's relationship...
‘Rooting for Jalili’ in the Iranian Elections
Four years ago, almost to the day, I wrote a blog, "Rooting for Ahmadinejad," which explained why I wanted the worst of the candidates on...
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Promotes anti-Semitic Conspiracy on Facebook Before Elections
JNS.org - On the eve of Iran's June 14 presidential elections, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's promoted an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory on his...
Khamenei Says “We Don’t Give a Damn” About the U.S., as Iranians Head to Polls
Reuters - Millions of Iranians voted to choose a new president on Friday, urged by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to turn out...
Iran: Heavy Water Reactor Moving Closer to Completion
Jerusalem Post - A heavy water reactor in Arak, Iran, came one step closer to completion after the installation of the "upper container," according...
Wife of Imprisoned Iranian-American Pastor Pleas Before UN Human Rights Council
JNS.org - The wife of imprisoned Iranian-American Pastor Saeed Abedini, Naghmeh, made an impassioned plea for the release of her husband before the United Nations...
Why I’m ‘Adopting’ an Iranian Prisoner
This week, parliamentarians in Canada and the United States have been focusing attention on the dangers posed by the Iranian government, sounding the...
